VOLUME XXXIII.
DR. J. B. SMITH
FATALLy HURT
PILOT MOUNTAIN PHYSICIAN'S ' SKULL
CRUSHED BY KICK FROM HORSE STILL
UNCONSCIOUS. *
Dr. J. B. Snath, Q physician of
Pilot Mountain, aged about 40
years, was found unconscious
Wednesday afternoon of last week
with an ugly gash on his head,
near the home of a Mrs. Hollo
man, to whose home he had been
summoned to render medical at
tention.
When found Dr. Smith was ly
jng'near his horse, which was tied.
There is no suspicion of foul
play, the general belief heing that
the doctor WHS kicked by his horse.
Dr Lung, 4 Greensboro, was
summoned 0 *6 Dr. Smiths
case iu cha>i;>
The patient was still uncon
scious Thursday morning and his
condition is considered serious it
being almost certain that bis skull
*i»vfractnred.
Dr. Smith has a wife and five
children and is highly esteemed
by his entire community.
It was suggested at first that a
special train be secured to carry
hitn to Greensboro for medical at
tention, but it was later decided
that it would be more advisable to
keep him at the sanitarium at Pi
lot Mountain.
f , Painting And Papering.
I am prepared to take contracts
for painting or wall papering and
decorating. Prices rensonable. W
will work by the day.
Write twe.
H. A. BLAIR,
Daubury, N. C.
Japan lias just launched the
biggest battleship in the world.
Enjoyable Birthday
Dinner Given Capt.
William Wilson
Westfi«'d, Feb. s.—Quite a
large crowd attended preaching at
the Baptist  ; hf-'h Sunday.
Mess™. W tt freeman and E
F. J ess up went to Mt. Airy Sat
urday on business.
Mr. C. J. Tinsley was in town
recently. ✓
Mi BSCS Roxie and Phebe Tilley
•peat Sunday with their parents
hero. /
Messrs. Dock Morefield and
Will Tbore and Misses Lilla and
Ina Mitchell, of Brim, spent Sun
day with friends here.
Mr. W. T. Fletoher spent last
Sunday in town. ✓
Misses Cora and Ada Leak, of
Peter's Creek, visited friends near
here Sunday.
Misses Kate Smith and Verda
Martin, of Brown Mt., visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr. F. A. Christian spent Sun
day here with his parents.
Mr. Will Tilley spent Sunday
with his parents here. -
Mosfirs. Howard Payne and Er
bert Pell attended the birthday,
dinner jjiven to Capt. Wm. Wil
son, at Pilot Mt. Route 1. The
dinner was given in honor of his
74th birthday. Tjjsre were 175
people present. :
Mr. Will Owens has two very
sick children.
Miss M tllio Payne has been very
sick the past week ; but wo are
glad to know that she is better.
Mr Robt. Wimbosh, of Stuart,
Va., waa in town last week.
Register of Deeds C. M. Jones
has been on the Bick list for sev
ers! days. He ia about well now.
Briefs Adrift.
Mr. A. J. Owens was here Sat
urday.
;
Mr. Burley Mabe was in town
Friday.
Maj. W.S. Ray was in town on
business Friday.
Mr. H, M. Joyce filled his ice
house Thursday.
' 4 • • m *
Mr. Charlie Fagtr, of Campbell
Route 2, was here last week.
Mr. Bun Nelson is confined to
his home with sickness on Dan
bury Route l.
Drs. W. V. and W. L. McCan
less have both recently been con
fined to with grippe
Attorney J. D. Humphreys went
up the Mount Airy road on pro
fessional business a few days since.
Mr. Hence Flinchum caught a
fine beaver and a mink in traps on
the river near Piedmont Sprit g«
Saturday night.
The many friends of Dr. and
Mrs. S. A. Moir, of Francisco, will
regret to learn that both are quite
sick. Mis. Dr. Moir has been an
invalid for some time.
Notice.
Notice is hereby gi£i ! » that ap
pUcatiou «ill lie made to the pres
ent General Assembly of North
Carolina to amend the charter ot
the town of Walnut Cove, N. C.
D. S. BOYLES, Mayor.
Mr. A. C. Padgett Not Expected to
Mamie Leak's School
At Smith Doing Finely.
Smith, "Feb. 7.—Mr. A. C. Pad
got, an bid and highly respected
citizen «f this place, is seriously
ill and not expected to live. Mr.
Padgrt hus done the blacksmithing
for this neigliborhoud for years,
and no man will be any more
missed than he.
Wo regret to learn of the serious
illness of Dr. J. B. Smith, a form
er citizen of this place, but now of
Pilot Mi
Miss Alice Martin, who is teach
ing at Dellar, visited her parents
at this place last Saturday and
Sunday.
Our sohool at this place is doing
well under the management of
Miss Mamie Leak assisted by
Mrs. Nannie Hundley.
-• ELY.
NEIGHBORS GOT FOOLED.
"I was literally coughing my
self to death, and had become too
weak to leave my bed; and neigh
bors predicted that I would never
loave it alive; but they got fooled,
for thanks be to God, I was in
duced to try Dr. King's New Dis
covery. It took just four one dol
lar bottles to completely cure the
cough and to restore me to good
sound health," writes Mrs. Eva
Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark
Co., Ind. This King of cough and
cold cures, and healer of throat
and lungs, is guaranteed by all
druggists. 50c and Trial
bottle free.
lih s stated that Anson couuty,
North Carolina, wants the present
Legislature to give it the Austra
lian ballot system.
DANBURY, N. C., FEBRUARY 14, 1907.
THE EVILS OF STRONG DRINK.
Dillarcl, Feb. 8.
Vfr Editor :
] want to say a few words i•» re
gard to strong drinks and ihdir
evils.
There is but few people that
does not drink some kind of drinks
either strong or soft drinks.
Young men do not drink any
thing that is intoxicating. Wine
is a mocker and strong drink is
raging and wh"So»v»r i* Hpoim
'hereby is not wise Drinking to
an excess is degrading, and does
not lift anyone any higher. In
Deut 20:21 you will find these
words : "This our son is stubborn
and rebelious he will not obey our
voice he is a glutton tpid a drunk
ard."
Dear reader, if you have been in
the habit of drinking, just stop
and think where it is leading you.
There is lots of men say they
can't quit. Let me beg you to
stop before you roach the place
you can't quit. Spend your mon
ey for something better and you
will never regret it when you
come to die. In Prov. 23:21 you
will find these words : "For the
drunkard and the glutton shall
come to poverty." Liquor causes
more crime, woe and misery than
any one thing on earth ; it clothes
a man, wife and children with
rags ; causes children to go hun
gry, and causes them to go the
downward road to ruin and des
truction. Oh, that men could see
before it is too late. Liquor causes
men to gamble, cheat aud use pro
fane language. It causes more
woe and misery than all the
bloody wars that has ever been
since God created man, Joel 1:5:
"Awake ye drunkards and weep
and howl all ye drinkers of wine."
Strong drink tills ui j'ii!~
penitentiaries and causes men to
wear ball and chain, and to slay
his fellowman.
If men could see whore it will
drag them to, they surely would
stop and never partake of the
cursed stuff any more. Neh. 1:10:
"For while they befolden together
as thorns and while tbey are
drunken as drunkards they shall
be devoured as stubble fully dry."
How mano men are ruling over
us today who carry a bottle of
whiskey in their pockets and their
breath perfumed with whiskey ?
God hasten the time when we will
have men to rule over this land
"who touches not, tastes not,
handles not" that stuff called
"whiskey aud brandy."
You can go to town or city and
see barrooms and crowds of men
standing around going in and out
like bees to the hive and using
God's name in vain. It is a dis
grace for some people to degrade
and disgrace themselves as sonu
do living in a civilized laud
Christians, it is time for us to
wake up and go to work and s«e if
we can do something to help \ ' >-
pie to thinking more about their
souls and eternity.
Strong drink is one of satan's
ways he has of catching men, He
can blind our aouls with strong
drink and he can capture us very
easily. You may commence by
taking little by little aud it will
lead you on the downward road to
ruin as a spider binds a fly in its
web, so it will bind you if you use
it, so it is best to let it alone and
not use it at all.
Habits are like cords of steel
binding us to woe or weal. To be
careful we must try how we form
them, you and I.
It is supposed that fifty crazy
people out of every hundred were
made crazy by strong drink and
seventy-five out uf every hundred
who are in prison and ninety-six
out of every hundred tramps were
made so by strong drink. Why
do men drink. The wagos of siu
is death and whosoever is deceiv
ed thereby is not wise. The drunk
ard's road to hell is paved with
good intentions. It seems like if
the stuff was dono away with we
would have a good time.
FARMER.
FRANCISCO HAPPENINGS.
Mr. Win. Beasley and Mrs. T. C. Hill
Sick—Wood Chnppings All Ihe Go
Frgncisco, Feb. 4.—As I haven't
seen any news from this section in
some time, will give you a few
items.
There is a lot of sickness in this
neighborhood. Mr. Wm. Beasley,
who has been sick for some time
is some better, also Mrs. T. C.
Hill, who has heen sick for qni't
awhile, is not an-. . we ti"
sorry to note. • --
Mr. R. E. L. Francis visited at
Pilot Mt. Sunday.
Mr. J. F. Beasley called over on
the Creek Sunday.
Miss Dovie Lawrence visited
her cousin, Miss Mollie Hill, Sun
day.
Wood choppings are all the go
nowadays.
We think there will be a wed
ding quite soon, as Miss Millie
has purchased her wedding dress.
Guess Elijah is aiming for her to
be his clerk.
Miss Claudia Smith called 
her cousin, Miss Mollie Hill,
Thursday night.
US FOUR AND NO MORE
MADISON ROUTE 4.
There is a lot of pneumonia in
this neighborhood. Dr Dicks is
riding night and day.
Miss Minnie Dicks has a good
school now.
Mr. R. P. Lawson is having an
old building repaired. Messrs.
David Duncan and Roscoe Gann
are the workmen. They made a
scaffold around the houso and got
on it. Roscoe got down and be
gan to tear the scaffold down.
David looked down just in time to
save himself saying Ross what an
\uii doing, do you mean to kiU u.'
you "confounded" fool, you ain't
got as much sense as I thought
you had.
George Samuel Paralyzed.
Geo. W. Samuel, of Pilot Mt.,
suffered a stroke of paralysis one
night recently just after leaving
the Masonic Lodge, After leaving
the lodge he complained of feeling
bad and went into a drug store to
get something to relieve him and
while there ho was stricken. He
was immediately carried to his
home where he received medical
attention. His condition was re
ported as serious, but his physi
cian entertains hope of his recov
ery if a second stroke does not
follow.
News Items l-rom Mount Airy.
A telegram from Ardmore,
I. T , says that the condition of
Mrs. W. F. Gilmer, who has been
quite sick, is somewhat improved
Miss Briggs Prather left las'
week for Greensboro where sh"
will enter the G. F. C.
The six stores in the Bunker
block fronting Needinore Street
are nearing completion and it is
understood that they are rented
to wholesale produce dealers. The
location is an ideal one for this
business.
Risden Reeco has secured the
contract for rebuilding the bridge
on Ruck Shoals road near Ed
McKinney's. He has already toru
away the remnant of the old bridge
and expects to have the new one
completed within about two weeks.
On last Saturday afternoon while
returning from the city to their
homes near Belo, Surry county,
Robt, Hemmings and his son,
William, were thrown from their
buggy near White plains and the
eHer gentleman painfully hurt.
The mules became frightened and
ran away, completely wrerking the
vehicle. The occupants had a nar
row escape from death.
Mr. W. W. Smith, of Campbell
Route 2, was her*. Thursday 011 his
way home from Winston.
HOLD TEACHERS'
INSTITUTE EARLIER
COLONEL BOYLES THINKS SECOND AND THIRD
WEEKS IN MARCH WOULD BE A BETTER
TIME THAN AUGUST.
Pinnacle Route 2, Feb. 7.
Mr Editor ;
T WIN 1 1— H\ a HW W 'IDS to I>IM
public school teachers of Stokes
county concerning the Normal
School, when it ougni- n \be held.
I think the best time for it is i&
spring—say about the second and
third weeks in March. I think it
would suit most of the teachers,
especially those that want to farm
in the summer. Our normal schools
hive heretofore heen held in Aug
ust, just about us busy time as the
farmer boys have, their tobacco is
generally ready to be harvested.
I think the teachers should have
a voice in saying when the school
(that they are compelled to attend
by law if they teach) should be
held. I like a normal school for
teachers but I'm not willing f r it
t ■ im held in the summer. Would
like to hear from all th«
in the county concerning this
matter
Aunt Martha B »lns, mother of
Mr. Win B ivl s. >f Ddt >ll R >ute
1, died lust Friday morning and
was buried at Chestnut Grove ou
Saturday. Revs. P. Oliver and
Long held burial service.
Mr. Elwood Stewart, of Dalton
Route 1, is very low with pneu
monia.
There was a spelling at Volun
teer school house Saturday night
conducted ny the tewher, Miss
Pnm'p Miller.
There is at present a lot of sick
ness in this part of the country,
fever, grip, and colds.
C. K. BOYLES.
Happy Marriage of
Mr. Jasper Bennett and
Miss Georgia Smith
j King, Feb 7.
| Mr. Editor :
Please allow me a small space in ;
| your paper.
As to sickness in this country,
\it is very plentiful, with some j
j deaths. We have one case of !
measles, Thurman Bennett.
Prospects are good around Oak.
j Grove for a large crop. The peo- j
pie are about through with their i
i plantbed burning. We have had j
j several good speeches on the evil
of growing tobacco, and the peo-!
; pie of this si'cti in don't know |
whether it is ivil .ir n.it, but they [
are thinking of putting more at
tention to raiding corn, wheat audi
"hogs."
Mr. Matt Gentry and family, of j
I Texas, are visiting his uncle, Mr.
R. G. Gentry.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Smith is
at High Point visiting their
! daughter.
M Jasper Bsn lott aid Mis|
(Georgia V. Smith, daughter of |
! Mr. T. B. Smith, were married at |
the home of the bride. Rev. P.
1 Oliver officiating. The waiters
were Mr. Coy Bennett and Miss
Ada Fleming, Mr. Tlios. Smith \
j and Miss Gentry, Mr.
Jerry Bennett and Miss Oattie
j Smith, Mr. Gaston Gentry, Miss
I Emma Gentry, Miss Matiie Mc
| Gee, Ella Smith, Jennie Bennett,
Dr. Tillotson and others. After
the ceremony they marched to a
room adjoining the kitchen where
I they found a table covered with
delicious refreshments and every
body ate seemingly to enjoy them,
selves to the highest period of
life, after which Mr. Bennett in-j
[vitedthe crowd over with him,
Why The People *re Antagonistic to
Railroad auii tpiM l
About the middle of D on! o
the Reporter delivered a sat
rollers to the N. & W. .railroad
cdfßf.'mv at Walnut Cove for ship,
ment to RicnSSPJ to be refilled.
Nothing was heard from them or
six or seven weeks, until the other
day a driver a found
them still in the depot at Walnut
i Cove, shipment never having n
| made owing to th • pure negligence
of the agent. The Reporter h s
been badly in need of the rollers
all the time, and has been put t»
considerable expense, trouble aitd
worry without them.
Recently a Danbury party had a
I dress suit case shipped by ex
press from Greensboro to Walnut,
Cove. YV ben the case arrived it
j was mashed out of shape, and on
j one side the had marked
' large es, with 'i circle around
j thein in two or three places on the
j side of the valise, using a heavy
blaek paint brush. (). course t
! ease was ruined.
It is such incidents as those that
make the people naturnlly antag
onistic to the railway and express
companies, and which they pay
dearly for in damage-suits.
Mr. Wm. Martin last week visit
ed his nephew, Mr. W, C. : . i .
of M tore's Springs, who wis re
cently badly hurt in a ninfi . . ,
his team. He is reported geltirir
along fairly well, but yet ooniin
to his bed.
where another great feaat was
1 awaiting them.
I could tell you a lot more, but
; I am getting old.
SMART ALEX'S PAP.
Miss Ella Crumpler Married To Mr.
j\j H. 0. Poindexter.
The marriage of Miss E.la
Crumpler and Mr, H. (). Poiirdex
ter was celebrated last Woo-esiiny
at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr and Mrs K T Crump ir
German tun. Rev Dr H. A Br
!"f Winston, . lli.-i ited. Only n few
J relatives and friends witn J thi>
: nuptials. The bride is ona of
Stokes county's most popular and
accomplished daughters, while the
gooom, who resides near I3etba
nia, Forsyth county, is well known
and has a host of friends.
F. G. Southern Sells Out to Jno.
M. Taytor.
j Mr. F. (i. Southern, of Mead
ows Route 1, has recently sold his
farm to Mr. Jno. M. Taylor, , f
Winston, at the price of SBOO.OO.
There are 1(53 acres iti the tract.
I Mr. Southern has not yet d«cid I
jwhetherhe will remove to F.
syth, Rockingham or Surry, b't in
certain that he will go to one of
these counties. Ho will not leave
before next fall, unless ho can clis
| pose of his wheat crop.
TO CURE A COLD IX ONE
DAY
I Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quin
jine Tablets. Druggists refund
moDey if it fails to cure. E. W.
I GROVE'S signature is on eacli
box. 250.
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